CHAPTER THREE
INDIANS OF BEAVER COUNTY
THE INDIAN RAID ON LEE'S RANCH
As Told by Gideon A. Murdock, 1917
On October 27, 1866, the majority of Beaver men had assembled to construct a roof on the Stake meeting house. The first rafter had just been...

it was located some 500 feet east and 300 feet north of the southeast corner of the present structure, on the south bank of Cove Fort. At that time a cottonwood tree still marked the site and yet exists; together with stubs of cedar posts which...

INDUSTRIES IN PIONEER DAYS AGRICULTURE AND STOCK RAISING
Agriculture and stock raising were the two most important industries in Beaver County in pioneer days.
The Mormon founders of Utah built their culture and institutions on an agricultural...

As a young man, Mr. Walter James drove a butcher wagon, delivering meat to the townspeople and to the Horn Silver and Carbonate Mines boarding houses. The two mines employed about 1,000 men. Each mine had its own smelter for refining ores....

first deep well. There are now more than a dozen of these deep wells, 14 to 20 inches in diameter, tapping another strata of water at depths of from 275 to 500 feet.. Pioneers in the pumping project include C. C. Sloan, W. W. Cook, Charles Baxter,...

that his pump did not throw enough water to irrigate the land, and his crops were a failure. The well crew first was put to work sinking a five-foot cement curbing with perforations, but this was finally abandoned. A wooden frame strainer then was...

vegetables. A gift of fine vegetables came from the president of the Minersville Ward Relief Society. Beaver merchants were generous. At the end of 30 days, the total amount paid for food purchased was less than $60. There were no losses in food...

Oliver Jensen with his foot on remnats of the north cabin. The south cabin is in a better state of preservation. The spring is southeast of the southernmost cabin. The stream flowed past the mill (which is northeast of these buildings), and was...

Mon. June 24, 1901: Ther. Cool. Wea. Partly Cloudy, Windy, I moved on down the mountain today. and camped near a small stream in Commisary Hollow. 37) Tuesday 25: Ther. Cold., Wea. Cloudy, We separated some of Willis’ sheep from my herd today. I...

30 Days September 1910: S 11 Too lame with Rheumatism to do anything. M 12 cloudy. We pup on 950 feet of lumber and drove to Virgin T 13 Rain Got home a little before noon. W 14 Rain Heavy storm at head of canal I turned water out Sultry Th...

Mon. April 22, 1912: Ther. Pleasant Wea. Clear I worked in Pine Creek, got a small stream of water in the ditch. The other boys worked on the washout. John, Squire and I went in the head of Oakcreek to water our colts, too late, we didn’t get them...

Thurs. June 13, 1912: Ther. Warm Wea. Clear I hurt my right hand this morning so can’t do much, planted some squashes in the River bottom Garden. Friday 14: Ther. Warm Wea. Clear Windy Am watering and hoeing a little in the Flanigan Field My levee...

Wed. June 10, 1914: Ther. Warm Wea. Clear Clds even. Got a stream of water in Oakcreek river ditch, then watered part of my corn and a little melon land. There is a gravel slide at the head of ditch that fills the ditch every day. Thursday 11:...